We here at Bostonist have chosen not to do a play-by-play of this past weekend’s Sox series against the Yankees. We’ve decided to take the high road and analyze who the hell we can blame for the awfulness that ensued against New York. While some look to Varitek’s absence as a major reason for losing, we’ve heard others point fingers at a slew of people. Could it be the grounds crew and their lack of......

Today's Globe ran a feature on the front page (!) about hot dogs. Not just hot dogs, but branded meat – specifically marketed to Patriots fans. We remember the day when we first saw a Fenway Frank package in the grocery store – you can be sure that Dad had them in the steamer that night. The first person we catch going up to the concession stand at Gillette and asking for a "Patriots Sack......

Sunday the Red Sox saw the turnstiles click past 1 million so far this season. The pace is record setting for crowds at Fenway. This year capacity rests slightly above last years number, allowing for the fastest millionth fan to visit Fenway in years past. It was their 28th home bout, just after a walk-off Ortiz home-run to end their 27th. By some sketchy math attendance looks to be about 36,250 per game. Recently......

Bostonist has been a "bleacher creature" for years at Fenway Park...walking to the end of the park, up rows and rows to some seat with a view of Damon's backside. Well, recently Bostonist got its first taste of the finer side of Fenway when we watched a game from the .406 Club, the supposed V.I.P. section of the park. Named after Ted Williams' 1941 batting average of .406, these club seats were courtesy of......